When Li Lin learned of all this, he finally understood why Elder Yu wanted to take him as a disciple. He was afraid that the sect would not allow him to take disciples later on, so he said that no matter what happened, he must be taken as a disciple, and even pretended not to recognize him, tempting him with Xuan-level martial techniques. This was to prevent opposition from other elders when he wanted to take him as a disciple.
Now, only Elder Yu knew that he was a Ninth Level Martial Master, and also a practitioner of three systems. Taking him as a disciple would allow him to stand tall and proud later on.
Li Lin smiled bitterly, but he didn't care at all in his heart. After all, he did not come to Yunyang Sect to find a good master. He had always been self-taught, aiming only for Yunyang Sect's Millennium Copper and the Floating Light Shifting Shadow technique, and now he had already found a clue to the Floating Light Shifting Shadow technique.
Having Elder Yu as a master and relying on Elder Yu's status, it might be more convenient to find the Millennium Copper later on. After all, if Elder Yu was the master of the sect leader, his status was extremely high. Therefore, becoming Elder Yu's disciple was all to his benefit and no harm.
After chatting about various topics in the small hall for several hours, they each returned to their own rooms to rest. Each disciple had their own small room, complete with living supplies. Li Lin was quite satisfied after returning to his room, which even had a small window. Although his room couldn't compare to the one he had in the Flying Spirit Gate, it was still decent enough. Having a room of his own made it much more convenient for him to practice his cultivation.
While chatting with Yue Buqun and the others, Li Lin also learned a bit about the life of ordinary disciples. The life of ordinary disciples in Yunyang Sect was not easy. All the miscellaneous tasks of the entire Yunyang Sect needed to be done by ordinary disciples, such as sweeping, chopping wood, and patrolling around the mountain gate. These were tasks that every ordinary disciple must do before they could spend time on their own cultivation.
At the same time, it was normal for those with weaker strength to be bullied by those with stronger strength. As long as no lives were taken, the elders of the sect would not intervene at all.
Li Lin was most depressed about the ordinary disciples having to do chores every day. However, there was one thing he planned to try tomorrow. According to what Lai Yuejing and the others said, there was a Tiger List in the martial arts field. Among the ordinary disciples, the top hundred in strength could leave their names on the Tiger List and no longer have to do chores.
To challenge someone on the Tiger List and win meant you could leave your name on it and no longer need to do chores. Li Lin's mouth curled into a smile. To avoid doing chores, he would have to challenge the Tiger List tomorrow and take the opportunity to gauge the strength of the current ordinary disciples in Yunyang Sect.
Sitting cross-legged, Li Lin began to practice slowly. Now that he was in Yunyang Sect, he could no longer recklessly absorb Qi and spiritual energy to break through, so he had to start by absorbing elixirs. After breaking through to the Martial Soul stage, he would be able to withstand the immense energy of demon pills and spirit pills, which he estimated would be stronger than absorbing elixirs.
For now, he needed to first improve his spiritual power level. Once he reached the Ninth Level Spiritual Master and Ninth Level Martial Master stages, he could prepare to break through to the Martial Soul and Spirit Soul levels.
Moments later, Li Lin was enveloped in a faint halo, entering a state of cultivation, preparing to challenge the Tiger List at the martial arts field tomorrow.
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After a night of cultivation, early the next morning, the east sky showed the white of dawn, and the morning light dispersed. Li Lin exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling the full Qi and spiritual power within his body, and revealed a slight smile.
"Tiger List, let's go see it today," Li Lin murmured.
"Yue Buqun, time's up, it's time to pay up," outside courtyard number 806, more than a dozen ordinary disciples of Yunyang Sect had gathered early in the morning.
Outside the courtyard, four youths quickly arrived, namely Yue Buqun, Peng Chuanxiong, Lai Yuejing, and Yang Wei. All four of their faces looked somewhat ugly.
"Zhou Baotian, how about giving us a bit more time? We don't have it now," Peng Chuanxiong glanced at the dozen or so people, saying to the young man in front holding a long sword.
"If you don't have it, then let's follow the old rules. Let us beat you up, and we'll give you another month," a long-haired youth laughed loudly.
The commotion at courtyard number 806 had already attracted many disciples from nearby courtyards, who came out to watch the excitement.
"Is it that time again? The people from 806 are going to be beaten up."
"Who told them to offend someone they shouldn't have? Getting beaten is normal."
The disciples surrounding the area began to whisper among themselves.
"Why is it so noisy?" A figure in a green robe walked out from the courtyard, it was Li Lin. Feeling the commotion outside, Li Lin also came out to see what was happening.
"Brother Lin, this has nothing to do with you, you should go back inside," Peng Chuanxiong signaled Li Lin with his eyes, indicating for him to go back inside.
"So, courtyard number 806 has added another person, huh? Well, then let's include him too," the leading strong man glanced at Li Lin and said.
"Zhou Baotian, he just arrived yesterday, this has nothing to do with him, don't go too far," Yue Buqun said to the young man in sports attire.
"What if I go too far? If you're not convinced, come and compete with me on the martial arts field, haha, a bunch of useless fellows," the youth named Zhou Baotian coldly laughed, with the dozen or so youths around him coldly echoing him, not taking Yue Buqun and the others seriously at all.
"A mere Fourth Level Martial Master, so arrogant? Get lost, or else don't blame me for being impolite," Li Lin glanced at the leading youth, Zhou Baotian, with a faint look. The cultivation levels of the surrounding youths were only at the Third and Second Level Martial Master stages.
From everyone's conversation, Li Lin could guess that Yue Buqun and the others must have offended some strong figures within Yunyang Sect. In Yunyang Sect, everything depended on strength. Without strength, it was normal to be trampled on.
"Brother Lin, you're causing trouble, why bother?" Yue Buqun and the others didn't speak, looking at Li Lin with a helpless and sympathetic gaze.
"Does having strength mean you can be arrogant?" Li Lin gently pushed Yang Wei away and stepped forward, looking at Zhou Baotian with a calm and leisurely gaze.
"Right, with strength, you can be as arrogant as you want, but after this, you will never have the temperament to be arrogant again," Zhou Baotian looked at Li Lin and said.
"Then do you want to come up alone, or do you want this bunch of good-for-nothings to come up together?" Li Lin spoke again lightly.
"Who is this young man? Does he want to die being so arrogant?"
"Zhou Baotian is also a Fourth Level Martial Master, ranked ninety-ninth on the Tiger List, this young man is going to have a bad day today, he will definitely be beaten half to death."
At this moment, the ordinary disciples of Yunyang Sect who had gathered around to watch had already numbered in the hundreds. Hearing Li Lin's words, they all sweated for him. Zhou Baotian was notoriously ruthless in Yunyang Sect. When he bullied people, he absolutely showed no mercy.
"The kid is too arrogant, simply ignorant of the heavens and the earth, I alone am enough to deal with you," Zhou Baotian could not stand someone being more arrogant than him, and as he spoke, he raised his long sword, a burst of fire attribute Qi vibrating, his aura instantly surging.
"Fourth Level Martial Master, ranked ninety-ninth on the Tiger List." Feeling the aura emanating from Zhou Baotian, the surrounding Yunyang Sect disciples were somewhat enlightened.
"Fourth Level Martial Master, overestimating oneself." Li Lin smiled faintly, not taking it seriously at all, a faint yellow Qi beginning to tremble slightly around him, space ripples slowly spreading out.
"Then let me see if your strength matches your arrogance," Zhou Baotian's face passed a cold smile, completely angered by Li Lin. As the Qi burst forth, his body suddenly tensed like a bowstring, his feet flashing red, and with a crisp sound of explosive Qi energy, his figure turned into a blurry afterimage rushing towards Li Lin.
Li Lin just smiled faintly, without any movement.